Twitter post (20 October 2018)
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The rhetorical extremism, the winking at violence, the reveling in vulgarity, and the embrace of amoralism are not bugs but features of Trumpism. Intellectual and moral coarsening is both a condition and a consequence of the demagogue's success. Trumpism really does corrupt.
— Bill Kristol
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The rhetorical extremism, the winking at violence, the reveling in vulgarity, and the embrace of amoralism are not bugs but features of Trumpism. Intellectual and moral coarsening is both a condition and a consequence of the demagogue's success. Trumpism really does corrupt." in the context of "Twitter post (20 October 2018)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Bill Kristol" (Quotes, 2010s, 2018)
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About Bill Kristol
William "Bill" Kristol (born 23 December 1952) is an American neoconservative commentator.
About Bill Kristol
William "Bill" Kristol (born 23 December 1952) is an American neoconservative commentator.
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